Iron+folic acid distribution and consumption through antenatal care: Identifying barriers across countries

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 732-742

  Sununtnasuk, Celeste ^a   D'Agostino, Alexis ^b   Fiedler, John L ^a  

^a UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b JSI RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Antenatal care; Iron+folic acid; Maternal anaemia; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IRON; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; COMPLICATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IRON; MALNUTRITION; MICRONUTRIENTS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84958601580     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980015001652     Document Type: Article

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